Feed-bucket holder.



J; H. SINER.

FEED BUCKET HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1910.

1,014,264. Patented Jan. 9, 1912'.

To all whom ii. may concern:

sTaT s PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Batent.

some irA nY sI'NE or PIMENTO, INDIANA.

FEE -sooner HOLDER. P

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

' Application filed May 7, 1910. Serial No. 559,898.

Be it known'that I, JOHN H. Sminna citizen of the United States,residing at bridle for the horse.

Pimento, county of Vigo, and State of In A further object of myinvention is to 'provide a device of the character mentioned adapted tohold or support any bag or having rings oreyes at its upper end bucketthose into which the bail of the such as bucket is secured.

, A further object of my invention is to provide an improved device ofthe class mentioned whereby the horse may raise his head from the bucketorlower the same thereinto as desired without resting the bucket uponthe ground or other support. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specificationand inwhich-'- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a device embodyingmy invention arranged upon the head of a horse, Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective view of a portion of the device, and Fig. 3 is adetailperspective view illustrating the manner of attaching the bit to thedevice. v I

Referring now to the drawings 1 indicates the usual head band and 2 thebrow band connected at each side by the rosettes 3. Secured to the headband, preferably by the rosettes, is a strap 4 upon each side. The strap4; extends downwardly adjacent the mouth where it passes through a loopor eye 5 on a hook member 6 and then upwardly as at- 7 passing through aloopor eye 8 on the head band and then rearwardly forming a check rein 9adapted to be attached over the check hook 10. -The rein portion 9 isprovided with a buckle 11 whereby the length of the strap may beregulated as will be described hereinafter.

The hook members 6 are preferably snap orts, that is, to devicesforhooks as shown and are adapted to receive the rings or eyes '12 of abucket or feed bag. By this construction anyform of bag 01' bucket maybe employed having a ring or eye such as those in which the hail of anordinary bucket is secured. When it is desired to feed the horse anyordinary bucket may be used if found convenient, by merely removing thebail and snapping the hooks 6. in the bail eyes or ears. When the deviceis used as a bridle the rings 13 on the bit 1-.t are secured in thehooks 6.

15 indicates the rein attached to the bit ring.

The loop is preferably an elongated 'metal ring provided with a hook 16which enters an eyelet 17 in the head band.

When using the device to support a feed 'bucket the bit is detached fromthe hooks 6 The and the bucket 12 secured thereto. length of the strap479 is then adjusted by the buckle 11 and the rein 9 hooked over thecheck hook-10. As the horse lowers his head the bucket is raised withrelation to the head as is obvious and as the horse raises his head thebucket will drop slightly with relation thereto.

To prevent the bucket from swinging out of reach of'the horse should heraise his head entirely from the same, I provide an adjustable strap 18having a clamp 19 at its lower end to engage the rim of the bucket asshown in Fig. 1. The strap 18 is secured to the head band l as at 20,passes downwardly through a loop 21 formed on the brow band, through aloop or eye 22 on the clamp 19 and back through the loop 21 to a buckle23 secured to the head band by a short strap 2-1 formed by turning theend of strap 18 back upon itself as illustrated. By means of the buckle23 the length of the strap 18 may be adjusted as found necessary. Theclamp 19 is provided with a 'pin or lug 25 on the inner face of one ofits jaws which affords means for a better hold on the bucket or bag thancould be obtained without the use of the same. A nose strap 26 issecured to the bit rings 13 and this is provided with an eyelet 27 whichre ceives the pin or lug 25 when the device is used as a bridle to holdthe strap 18 and clamp 19 from hanging loose at such/times. Havingdescribed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: i

1. In a device of the class described, head and brow bands connected bythe usual rosettes, loops fixed to said head bandadjw cent saidrosettes, 3 straps secured to said head band upon eachside, saidjstrapsextending downwardly and then lipwaraly through said loops andthenrearw'ardly", ad justable means connecting their ends whereby the strapsmay be adjusted to formach'eck rein, and snap hooks slidably mountedon'said straps between the rosettes and said loops, whereby a feedbucket-may be supported from said snap hooks when the straps areextended and a bit secured to the same when the straps are adjusted toform a check rein substantially as described.

In a device of the class described, the head and brow bands connected bythe usual,

' rosettes, loops fixed to said head band adjatendin cent said rosettes,straps'fixed to saidheadadjustable connection 'between the ends of saidstraps, hooks slidably ,inbuntedonlsaid straps between said. head bandandsaid 25 loops, a strap fixed to the center of-said headgband andextendingjdownwardly there-' front,- a claliip at. the; lower portion ofsaid strap, means for adjusting the length ofsaid stra n-a bit, ringson, the ends of said bit adapted to be engaged by said hooks a. noseband connecting said rings and provided with an. eyelet nea'r'the centerand a lug on the inner face of one jaw of saidin use substantially as;described. M A

.In testim onyiwhereof I have signed rny 1 name to this specification inthe presence; of two subscribing witnesses,

JOHN HARDY .sINER, Witnesses:

J'rssu J. FBENQH, E. P. FRENCH.

clam'pto engage said eyelet when the bi't-is' 35

